bungalow

For our interview, Brooks is seated in a comfy chair in the cozy bungalow that is the longtime home of his production company, Gracie Films, on the Fox lot.

But unlike Miami where it "arrived as a projection of leisure or spectacle", in Mumbai the "style resonated across various building typologies, including schools, cinemas, bungalows, petrol stations and banks," Mr Kumar said.

Mr Bridges, 76, says keeping his two-bed bungalow near Braintree warm was a necessity as his wife has spinal stenosis and is in "a lot of pain" when it gets colder.

"Unfortunately my bungalow is quite boring and white and modern, but had it been a bit more period and interesting - it would have been quite nice in the living room," she said.

The basement of their bungalow would be pressed into service as a polling station at election time.